Carnhill Stone Ringfort near the Ruined Church — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Carnhill is a ruined stone ringfort on a rocky hill in County Donegal, preserving a broad circular chamber where a collapsed wall still traces the edge. The missing southern section and overgrown surface suggest people once shaped the rock before the landscape swallowed the building. It stands as a stubborn circular shadow beside the ruined church, waiting for someone to remember why the stones were set there.

Internal diam. 25m. A circular area enclosed by a grass-covered, col-lapsed stone wall which is partially missing on the S side. The-wall does not exceed .5m in height and incorporates some rock outcrop on the SW side. The interior is rough and uneven from rock outcrop. A depression 3m × 1m occurs in the rock surface just inside the wall at the W. The site which is very overgrown is located in a commanding position at the W end of a rocky hillock. There are steep falls to the N, W and S. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

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